Samuel silberstein



(No Model.)

S. SILBERSTEIN. HANGER FOR BAVES mavens.

No. 524,186. Patented Aug. 7,1894.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' SAMUEL SILBERSTEIN, OF PITTSBURG, P ENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR" To WILLIAM A. DUNLAP, 0F SAME PLACE.

HANGER FOR EAVES-TROUGHS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,186, dated August 7,1894. Application filed January 5, 1894- Serial No. 495.783. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

B e it known that I, SAMUEL SILBERSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invent-ed or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers for Eaves-Troughs, of which improvements the following is a specification.

The invention described herein relates to certain lmprovements in "hangers for eaves troughs, and has for its object a construction of hanger which can be easily and readily.

applied to the roof, and which will permit of the ready arrangement of the trough in the hanger and its removal therefrom. In general terms, the inventionconsists in the con struction and combination substantially as gagement with the loop 4: formed on one end jj gage the side of the slot.

hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this. specification, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved hanger with atrough therein, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly in section, the plane of section being indicated by the line 00, to, Fig. 1.

My improved hanger consists of a metal, preferably steel, strip 1, of suitable width, bent into a U-shape, one side of the U being extendedup higherthan the other, and provided at the extended end with an arm 2,

bent at an angle to said side and adapted to. j be secured to the roof. The opposite end of the hanger is provided with a lip 3, for enof the cross-brace 5. This cross-brace is proylded at its opposite end with a stem 6, havlng a head 7 at its end, adapted to be passed through a slot 8 in the rear side of the hanger,

and, when turned to normal position, to en- The trough or gutter 9 is held within the hanger by means of clips'lO, formed of'flexible material and adapted to be bent over the edges of the trough, as shown in Fig. 1.

' As is customary, the hanger is so secured to the roof that the edge thereof will project slightly beyond the inner side of the'hanger,

In using my improvement a series of hangore is secured to the roof as is customary, then the trough or gutter 9 is placed in position. The heads 7 of the cross-brace are thenpassed through the slot 8, the brace rotated and the lip 3 of the hanger sprung into the loop 4 of the brace, thereby affording a support for the outer side of the hanger. The clips 10 are then bent down over the edges of thetrough or gutter, thereby firmly securing the same in place.

It will be readily understood fromthe foregoing that by bending up the clips 10 and removing-the cross-brace 5, the gutter may be removed for repairs or renewal, as desired.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. A U-shaped hanger provided with-a supporting arm, and having its inner side slotted, in combination with a cross-brace provided with a T-shaped head at one end and with a loop at its opposite end for engagementwith a lip on the outer side of the hanger, substantially as set forth. Y e

2. A U-shaped hanger provided with asupporting arm in combination with a removable cross-brace connecting the sides of the hanger, and flexible strips for holding the'trough in position, substantially as set forth.

DARWIN S. WoLooTT, F. E. GAITHER. 

